161: KING DIAMOND - THEM - Album Dive

A house is supposed to be a safe, sane sanctuary from the evil and insanity relentlessly lurking around every corner of the outside world. However, hearing eerily unnatural sounds and witnessing uncanny otherworldly phenomenon (especially at night, right next to your bedroom) can be an extremely unsettling and terrifyingly traumatic experience, especially as a child. In the case of KING DIAMOND’s 3^rd studio shock opera, “THEM”, the house of Amon (just like Grandma) is anything but safe or sane. 

 

“THEM” is an even more bloodcurdling, terrifying example of the vividly cinematic, spine-tingling ghost story telling style masterfully executed on “Abigail”, The King’s previous release, which recounts a chilling and disturbingly horrific tale about his criminally insane grandmother who returns home after a long stay at an insane asylum to reconnect with her supernatural, demonic “friends” from darker dimensions over a pot of unholy tea.  In short, “THEM” is analogous to “The Exorcist”:  a haunting, timeless horror classic that has yet to be matched or surpassed.

 

It's time to “put down the Denmarkian hash” and confirm that the loudness button is engaged in order to “embrace the fullness” of the “all-inclusive” paranormal pronoun madness that will ensue after you survive a “fist to the taint”, pour yourself a cup of tea and JOIN US for a dive into the pinnacle of horror metal which we all hope and pray Tim Burton one day makes into a major motion picture:   KING DIAMOND’s majestically macabre masterpiece:  “THEM”.

 

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And our Mercyful Fate episode here: https://www.metalnerdery.com/episodes/mercyful-fate

 

Show Notes:

(00:01):  #icing and a #killeropener / “A story about #KISS and #KingDiamond” (Definitely NOT the same!). / ***Go check out our Abigail Dive and our Mercyful Fate Inside the Metal episodes!!!*** “Would you listen to a King Diamond album with nothing but covers by #TheBeeGees?” / #dickandcooze / “Wait a minute, we’re not doing this yet…” / ***WARNING!!! #listenerdiscretionisadvised*** / #thirdepisodeenergy and #spotifycokelinesofgoodness / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “Set your expectations and relaxer levels accordingly…” / ***GIVE US A CALL AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / #intercoursing and #facefrosting / #shameless #SweetwaterBarAndGrill plug / #standuptragedy and the explanation of “walking a crowd” / #greatidea for #newercomedians / Wield your #cuntlery accordingly! / #KISSASMR and our upcoming #hairmetalspectacular and #TheShroomChronicles /#powerthreesome / #CaptainMorgan #OrangeAndVanilla #takeabreaktoday #thisepisodesclinkyoftheepisode #nostrangersinthetub

 

(07:50):  #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode (a #donation from the #lovelyandtalented Doro) #CoronaSeltzer #fourpointfivepercentABV #CoronaFrambuesa / “Not gonna drink this in front of my friends…” / A brief explanation of the #ketodiet and #carnivore / #BonerMacBrain #frickthisplace #cack / #PreDocket “Is this ‘They’ or ‘Them’?” (We’re not sure, but King was way ahead of the curve in terms of being #inclusive of everyone) / “Them” relative to “Abigail” and a perfectly appropriate analogy / #smarttits / NOTE: Sanitoriums and/or sanitariums were done away with in the 1950’s, btw / (Oh yeah…#TheDocket:  King Diamond’s THEM) / #KingDiamondIsMercyfulFate #MercyfulFateIsKingDiamond / A different vibe from Abigail… #timeless / “When did they get rid of sanitariums?” / #tuckandroll / The fancy word you’re looking for is #anachronistic 

 

(14:15):  The plot of the story of “Them” (and an excellent #hauntedhousestory and also an excellent #hauntedapartmentstory) / #RussellsReflections regarding #Amon and #TheHouse and the basic plot of the story. / “Is #bloodletting covered on my #healthcareplan?” #StephenKingDiamond is a great name for a metal band / “A new strain of weed” / OUT FROM THE ASYLUM #itsmarked #creepyASMR (That’s “Them” talking…) #housedemons / WELCOME HOME (power metal vibes) #grandma #guitarsoloASMR / Production quality vs the previous album #mediumbone / #roosterreference / Grandma’s back home with “Them”

 

(22:38): Now it’s time for Grandma to get reacquainted with “Them” and catch-up #voiceoverASMR / THE INVISIBLE GUESTS #YvilYngwie / “If “Them” had the “Abigail” mix (and/or some #loudness), it would have been 100% completely perfect. / #moreproductioncritiques and an incredibly weird #BlackAlbumReference and a moment of #AndJusticeForAllRemix #backwards #tangentionalality #startingsomeshitahASMR /#offensive and #tremendous / TEA with some #extrabloodyingredients #timefortea (and time to get #waltzy) #vividlyricalimagery 

 

(29:26): “is #TimBurton perhaps influenced by #KingDiamond?” / #bolth #Abigail and #Them would be   #killerhorrormovieideas / #DungeonsAndDudes MOTHER’S GETTING WEAKER #disturbingvocalmelodies / More weird analogies… “A punk element to the lyrics for the sake of the story” #noteven / BYE, BYE MISSY #notthesameone #loudnessbutton / “This is King Diamond’s ‘…And Justice for All’ album/mix.” / “When’s it gonna feel full?” and completely #filledout?” (Like “Ghosts of War” before it really kicks in) / “Has anyone ever been hit in the taint?” / #cricketsASMR 

 

(39:00):  A BROKEN SPELL (Go outside and get some fresh air…and get away from “Them”) #oldbat #brokenteapot #imagery #waitforit #creepyacousticpart / The reason to be crystal clear-headed when mixing an album (No #DenmarkianHash allowed) #dontdenythepowerof / THE ACCUSATION CHAIR (Time to take Grandma “out”) / #creepyasfuckASMR / #laryngitisunleashed ***GO BUY OUR SHIT AT metalnerdery.com/merch ***) 

 

(47:28): “THEM” #instrumental #dissonance #heavy #nolaughingmatter / What did you think when YOU first heard “Them”? / #KingDiamond is his own #genre / #YouTube recommended viewing ***Also, go check out and #subscribe to #MetalNerderyMunchies on the YOU-TUBE!!!*** / TWILIGHT SYMPHONY (Great, now the cops are here…) / “How could I ever, EVER explain!?” / The last track… Grandma’s back…from the grave 

 

(52:41): COMING HOME (a creepier Twilight Zone) /#again If you’re #noteven a fan of #horror and/or #metal then you may not dig this album or #TheKing that much / The only change would be to make everything else #louder; the tracking is perfect. / #topofthemountain / “Them” is like #TheExorcist of metal / And now, another #foodanalogy regarding #meatcandy and #AbigailVsThem / “I love it, so I can’t hate it…” / #nocontest / THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US FOR ANOTHER EPISODE OF METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!! / #taintscraintler / Come visit us at the #bunkerpoongiftshoppe / #beardfrosting #theoutroreel #totalbone #fullness #hehahuh #LongLiveMetalNerdery